Joan Armatrading Album

So many ladies love you
With the innocence of a child
Child who believes in God
You keep 'em in luxury
But it's a luxury in the dark

You walk around
With a smile upon your face
But there's something
That you don't know
You're luck's run out
And it's a time for you to go

Everybody told me I was crazy
To try to tame such a wild one
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby
I got myself into this thing
Like I never knew I could and now
I gotta get away just as fast as I can
I got myself into this thing
And I'll find a way out

You gave me babies
To you that proves your love
Tie my hands with jewels
Barefoot and pregnant you kept me
You sought to
Hide me from the truth

But your lady's gone and bought some shoes
And she's stepping out on the town
Your lady took herself in hand
And she's spreading herself around

I wanted your love
But not at any price
You're just the hurting kind
Say you want me for yourself
But your deeds deny it

I read your letter yesterday
If fell between the covers
And my bare skin
It fell between my crying
And my longing for you

I loved this one
Too long
This one much to much
Sometimes I gave just enough of myself
But most times nothing at all

And you've been gone
Too long
You know I love you the best
You call me crazy
That's how you won my heart
'Cos you were half crazy too

I read your letter again today
Out loud
And to myself
It gave me back my sanity
I didn't feel so alone

Won't be too soon
Not like the night
Not like the night on a summer's day
Can't wait to see you step across the room
Empty room
Save you and me
I feel your touches in your letters
But it's not half as good as you touching me
In real

I haven't slept
On over eighteen hours
I wouldn't tell you no lie
Won't rest my head
Till that day
You are back by my side

Oh darling I remember
When we drank the wine
When we talked
When we talked
Made no sense at all

Oh darling
I have found out
Now this haze in gone
That I need your coolness
To keep me alive

Oh baby what am I to do
Get down on my knees
My body aches
And my eyes feel tired
Am I blue for you

Oh darling I remember
When the good feeling was there
How we laughed
How we laughed
Those times are on my mind

Oh darling
I have found out
Now this crazy feeling is gone
That I need your loving
It keeps me alive

I ain't had no love
In all this time
you are there on my mind
Oh baby
What am I to do
I shall soon be crying

Don't stand in my way
Let me pass
Easy
Don't try to block, trip
Or check my baby
No counter action
Gonna handicap me baby
You know I'm travelling light
Yeah, yeah, yeah

You're a lion in my path
In my light
'Scuse me
Don't upset
Don't embarrass me baby
Don't show your body
You're body don't make it
You know I'm moving on right
Yeah, yeah, yeah

You know we started out good
We were in love with all the world
All of a sudden
It was out of control
I started to lie
'Cos you couldn't see the truth
Oh what a sad world

You get too jealous
You patronise me
Let me get away
You get too jealous
You drive me crazy
Let me get away
Let me get away

Don't stand in my way
In my light
'Scuse me
You get too jealous
You patronise me
You get too jealous
You drive me crazy
You get too jealous
You rope you tie me
You get too jealous
I need to be free
Let me get away

Remember when you took me
Out last night
It was a clear night
The nearest moon
I'd ever seen
Filled the sky
Threw light on the city

Remember when you took me
To some party
With your arms around my waist
Planning my weekends
Maybe planning
To change my name
I'm in love
And I got to let you know

Baby I
Want to be
In your loving arms again
Baby I
Want to be
In your loving arms again
Feel you near to me
Baby, ah can't you see
So much
Romance in the air
And all I really want
Is to be with you

Know I've been saying
There's something I have to prove
I keep on going baby
'Cos if I stop now
I'm bound to lose

To the limit here we go
From the bottom to the top
Gonna tell all of my friends
Say I can run on any track
Some move more quickly
You now they can stand the pace
Others move slow
But they get there just the same
Know I want first
And not just a place
Keep on pushing babe

Know I've been working
To do what I have to do
Keep on pushing baby
'Cos I know if I get through
It's more for you

To the limit here we go
From the bottom to the top
Gonna tell all of my friends
Say I can run on any track
Some move more quickly
You now they can stand the pace
Others move slow
But they get there just the same
I know I want first
And not just a place
Keep on pushing babe
To the limit here we go
Nice and easy do it
Nice and easy

I was walking down the street
Looking like a million dollars
With a pretty person on my arm
When someone started shouting
They were hooting and a hollering
They were saying I should
Never have been born

I said baby you hear that
You're listening to the voices of fools
I said baby let me tell you
What they're trying to do
They're trying to make our love
A thing of the past
But I said a-ha

There very next day
It was early in the morning
The sun was shining on my back
I was feeling pretty rested
The air smelt good
And I forgot about
The thing in the park

When they walked up
then they passed me
You know I didn't want to turn my head
But they started up again
And those silly voices rang
And the clanging was
Too much for my brain
But I said a-ha
What we've got is the best

It was Friday I had money
I was feeling kind of special
I was taking my baby up town
The moon was high
The stars were bright
And there were lots of people in the street

I held your hand
And you kissed me
And then all the people started to stare
We started a commotion
Someone making comments
Morals, the state of affairs
And I said
What we got is the best

What do you want
What do you want
You're messing up everybody else
By being so cool
What is it you need
What is it mmm
You confuse a lot of people's minds
By being undecided

Said you loved me once
The way you made me feel
Now why does it hurt so bad
Oh baby please don't go
I'm begging you to stay
You know that breaking up
Is so sad

Where do you go
Who do you now
There's a face
I can't recall
And I'm wary of most strangers
Am I the fool
Have you blinded me
You're breaking up a heart
So bad but the bruise
Draws out real slow

Said you loved me once
The way you made me feel
Now why does it hurt so bad
Oh baby please don't go
I'm begging you to stay
You know that breaking up
Is so sad
Oh baby please don't go

I saw a star
Falling
Like an old
Hollywood actress
A neon sign
With just one letter showing

A burned out light
At my feet
I took a wish
I wished on that jewel
From the sky

I wished on the moon
Haunting the trees
A target too big for the sky
I wanted it so bad
I was wishing on a prayer

But it kept right on dodging
A riderless horse
To the left, to the right
Straight to the eye
Yet changing direction
There within reach
And then out of sight

I'd waited too long
Watched for that pot to boil
Waited too long for the whistle
I wanted it so bad
I was wishing on a prayer

But it kept right on dodging
A riderless horse
To the left, to the right
Straight to the eye
Yet changing direction
There within reach
And then out of sight

I got used to feeling lonely
My spirit always down
The grass was getting greener
But my winter was coming round

I was in a crowd and frightened
Talking to myself
A promise that was empty
I chased it round and round

I was fighting back the anger
I defied the winning smile
I had trouble
I had plenty
Seems I was getting up
To get kicked down

I got no use for you if you're only
Only out to treat me unkind
Hold on to this promise
Tread me good and I'll treat you right

Let it last forever
Until we die
Until we die